Category Archives: “The Block”

1957 Miss Maryland was Miss USA for a Day

Miss Maryland from 1957, who had Miss USA title stripped, dies By Liz F. Kay, The Baltimore Sun, October 10, 2010 Mary Leona Gage, the 1957 Miss Maryland pageant winner who was Miss USA for only a day before officials … Continue reading

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B-Belles of Burlesque

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Baltimore’s Bawdy Block

America’s Cities of Sin Chapter 3: “Baltimore’s Bawdy Block” by Stephen Hull (Copyright Stag (1952)) THE OLDEST, lushest, bawdiest tenderloin in the United States today is that back-of-the-waterfront area of Baltimore, Maryland, known as “The Block.” Actually the district covers … Continue reading

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Stoop Storytelling with Michael M. Hughes

Writer, Photographer, Performer, Psychonaut and Muckraker Michael M. Hughes shares a story about working as a graphic designer on Baltimore’s Block during the mid-80s at Stoop Storytelling.

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